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speaker, to purchase u.s. foods and services right here in our hemisphere are denied that opportunity. if we proceed with the u.s.-south korea free trade agreement as the president has called for us to do, we must also proceed immediately with the panama and colombia free trade agreement as well. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceed also resume on the motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. house resolution 1228, by the yeas and nays. house resolution 2340, de novo. house resolution 1460, de novo. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. filner, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1228 as amended on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the re
speaker, to purchase u.s. foods and services right here in our hemisphere are denied that opportunity. if we proceed with the u.s.-south korea free trade agreement as the president has called for us to do, we must also proceed immediately with the panama and colombia free trade agreement as well. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceed also resume on the motions to suspend the rules previously postponed....
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u.s. enlist new afghan village forces. uniforms, weapons, and wages. from afghanistan, the men and the remote village are in uniforms defending their land against the taliban. new legislation hammered out by american and afghan officials and expected to be enacted by president karzai in coming weeks would authorize armed village forces across afghanistan and bring them into the country's enforcement system. guest: it is at least an effort. i think we need to have further examination. it is an effort to bring them under the government. there adjuncts to the police or military as opposed to a militia that is entirely independent. so i think that as part of their effort to try to address the situation. i think there are lots of pitfalls that could be there if they decide to go the other way on that. this has been talked about 401 l. questions have been raised. it is an experiment, and certainly we can heope it is successful. host: we have five minutes left with mr. tierney. joseph rights for over seven years we have been a spending over 7.5 billion per mo
u.s. enlist new afghan village forces. uniforms, weapons, and wages. from afghanistan, the men and the remote village are in uniforms defending their land against the taliban. new legislation hammered out by american and afghan officials and expected to be enacted by president karzai in coming weeks would authorize armed village forces across afghanistan and bring them into the country's enforcement system. guest: it is at least an effort. i think we need to have further examination. it is an...
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these extensive changes to u.s. maritime liability law, way ply well beyond oil spills, threaten to increase dramatically the cost of shipping goods and increases that will be borne by all american consumers. finally, give -- by giving oil claimant -- sales with companies, the bill effectively gives these claimants control of the bankruptcy process. however, giving o.p.a. claiments this vito power seriously curtails the rights of other bankruptcy claim ants, including secured creditors, pension funds and other tort victims and state and local governments. because this legislation applies retroactively, there is no reason to push this bill through on suspension without having conducted a single legislative hearing on its sweeping changes. let me be clear, mr. speaker, republicans do not want to give b.p. a free pass. that's why we offered amendments in committee to narrow the scope of this legislation, to cover companies like b.p. that are responsible for oil spills. these amendments were voted down by the majority.
these extensive changes to u.s. maritime liability law, way ply well beyond oil spills, threaten to increase dramatically the cost of shipping goods and increases that will be borne by all american consumers. finally, give -- by giving oil claimant -- sales with companies, the bill effectively gives these claimants control of the bankruptcy process. however, giving o.p.a. claiments this vito power seriously curtails the rights of other bankruptcy claim ants, including secured creditors, pension...
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according to the u.s. department of state where prostitution is legalized or tolerated, there is a greater demand for human trafficking victims and nearly always an increase in the number of women and children trafficed into commercial, sexual slavery. in preparation for the world cup, the government commissioned a comprehensive study of human trafficking within its borders and discovered that trafficking victims were brought from all over the world, not just from neighboring countries where poverty make women and children make them vulnerable to exploittation. capetown has been closely monitoring and tracking this. capetown law enforcement noted a sudden increase in women arriving with falsified immigration documents from asia yeah and saw a sudden drop in the age of girls working the streets. i applaud captown for its vigilance because criminal cindy indicates have the means and capacity for trafficking women and girls to the world cup. as you may be away, i offered the protection act of 2000 and authori
according to the u.s. department of state where prostitution is legalized or tolerated, there is a greater demand for human trafficking victims and nearly always an increase in the number of women and children trafficed into commercial, sexual slavery. in preparation for the world cup, the government commissioned a comprehensive study of human trafficking within its borders and discovered that trafficking victims were brought from all over the world, not just from neighboring countries where...